Wang Hao did not expect that when he and his colleagues worked overtime and worked tirelessly, and finally obtained tangible data and evidence two hours before the deadline for departure, he would not be able to contact Minister Wu Wei.

The bursts of busy sounds echoed in Wang Hao's mind like a spell, and during the live broadcast, the jubilant pictures and cheers everywhere made Wang Hao's heart sink more and more, and even covered the world in front of him with a layer of black fog.

In the picture, the huge countdown is shrinking. Wang Hao kept praying that it could be lowered a little slower, a little slower, so that he would have more time to try to contact Wu Wei, but the change in the number was not subject to anyone's will. Wang Hao was almost desperate in his heart, and he had almost seen the appearance of hell in front of him, but at this time, the communication was connected.

There are only ten minutes left. But now the Führer has taken the stage. Until the last thirty seconds of the countdown, the picture that Wang Hao was looking forward to did not appear. When the camera occasionally swept over the audience, Wang Hao even saw Minister Wu Wei sitting there indifferently, as if he was thinking and listening, but there was no sign of getting up to stop the Führer.

"Thirty!"

"Twenty-nine!"

Wang Hao closed his eyes in despair. But just a moment later, Wang Hao suddenly heard some noise in the live broadcast.

In the corner of the picture, Wu Wei suddenly stood up and walked straight to the stage. A young man who looked like a bodyguard immediately came to Wu Wei's side, and then the two walked side by side towards the background.

The picture only appeared for a moment, and after a blink of an eye, the camera switched, from covering the entire stage to a close-up view of the Führer. But in just a few seconds of the picture, Wang Hao had already seen that the moment he approached Wu Wei, the man who seemed to be a bodyguard stretched out his hand and pinched Wu Wei's wrist fiercely, and then Wu Wei was taken to the rest of the place like a child without the slightest resistance.

Wu Wei was taken away, the screen switched, and the Führer was still watching the countdown with interest, shouting the shrinking number with the audience, everything was as usual. Except for Wang Hao, who was paying special attention, no one realized what had just happened.

So Wang Hao knew that it was over, it was really over, and the last glimmer of hope was shattered.

The moment he was grabbed by the Führer's bodyguard, Wu Wei's mind fell into chaos. He never found a suitable way to communicate with the Führer, and when the time had reached the last moment, he had to choose the most reckless and direct method, but he was immediately blocked by the bodyguards.

These well-trained bodyguards, who are in charge of personal protection of the Führer, will not allow anyone to approach the Führer without permission. Even if you are a senior member of the government. But...... There is no time left.

At this moment, Wu Wei seemed to have lost the ability to think, and he also seemed to foresee his tragic end. Knowing and not reporting it led to a major miscalculation by the Führer and caused heavy casualties to human civilization, this responsibility is enough for him to be directly thrown into the quagmire and never be able to turn over.

One step forward is a hero, and one step back is a sinner. The difference between the two sides is only in these ten seconds.

Wu Wei desperately forced himself to calm down, and his thoughts were running wildly at an unprecedented speed. Suddenly, he grabbed the bodyguard's arm tightly and said eagerly, "Give me your headset." ”

At this moment, the two have gone behind the scenes. There were no onlookers, and the bodyguards also let go of Wu Wei's restraints, but they were still on guard to prevent Wu Wei from making the rest of his moves. As for the final treatment, it is necessary for the security and intelligence departments to jointly assess the motives and purposes of Wu Wei's actions before they can finally be determined.

But Wu Wei's reaction was somewhat unexpected by the bodyguards. After a short hesitation, the bodyguard said coldly: "I'm sorry, you don't have this permission. ”

Wu Wei's expression was a little hideous. He grabbed the bodyguard's arm tightly and said almost through gritted teeth: "Quick, give it to me immediately, this is our last chance." I have an emergency to report to the Führer, and I can't delay for a moment! If it leads to irreparable consequences, you will be held responsible! ”

Outside, the huge sound formed by the simultaneous shouting of tens of millions of people clearly reached Wu Wei's ears. But the frenzy and excitement contained in that voice did not infect Wu Wei in the slightest, but made him more and more anxious.

As a senior government official, Wu Wei also has a certain understanding of the security arrangements of the head of state. Whenever attending a public event, the security department will inevitably send a large number of plainclothes to mix in with the crowd and deal with emergencies at any time. And there is a connection between plainclothes and plainclothes, between plainclothes and the command department, and even in some special emergencies, plainclothes can directly contact the Führer.

The bodyguard in front of him must also have the ability to directly contact the Führer. Of course, this is only theoretical, since Shen Qingyuan took office, as far as Wu Wei knows, this kind of thing has not happened.

The bodyguard frowned and said, "I need to ask my superiors for instructions." ”

At this moment, Wu Wei roared frantically like an angry leopard: "It's too late, now, immediately!" All the responsibility is on me! ”

As if sensing Wu Wei's urgency, or because he was just contacting the Führer and would not pose a threat to the Führer's safety, the bodyguard thought for less than half a second, and immediately pressed a few times on his wrist, while saying: "The headset is an implantable design, and it cannot be transferred to you for use, and you can't hear the voice outside of me." But I can paraphrase you. Well, what emergency do you have to tell the Führer? ”

Wu Wei shouted: "Tell the Führer, don't set sail, don't set sail!" That would spell disaster for our civilization! I will report the details to the Führer in person! ”

Without the slightest hesitation, the bodyguard immediately repeated these words in a low voice.

"I have already relayed your words to the Führer. How to choose, that is what the Führer needs to judge. Now, please cooperate with me and stay here to wait for processing. ”

Wu Wei sat down in his seat all of a sudden, his fat facial features seemed to shrink into a ball, and he was only panting there. Outside, the countdown sound formed by the simultaneous shouting of tens of millions of people was still coming into Wu Wei's ears: "Six! Five! Four! ”

The countdown is coming to an end.

The Führer stood quietly in the center of the stage, thousands of lights and cameras converged on him at the same time, and the eyes of the entire civilization, at least tens of billions of people, also converged on him. He still had that confident smile on his face as if everything in heaven and earth was under control, and his palm was still lightly resting on the huge red button.

The bodyguard's words had reached his ears clearly. In a matter of seconds, he had to make a choice.

His every move was under the eyes of the people. Any of his movements, even a slight change in expression, will be interpreted in a thousand different ways. So he knew what a huge ripple he would cause within civilization if he suddenly announced that he would suspend his voyage. This will not only make this launching ceremony, which has been prepared for a long time and is enough to greatly boost the morale of the people, become a laughing stock, but will even seriously damage the credibility of the government and even itself.

However, the words of Health Minister Wu Wei pierced his throat like a thorn. Shen Qingyuan also knows something about Wu Wei, and knows that although his ability is mediocre, he will never be a person without a purpose. What he did, what he said, must have been justified and substantiated.

Sailing will put the migratory fleet and human civilization at risk.

If it does not sail, it will make this ceremony a laughing stock and lead to a series of serious consequences in society.

At this moment, Shen Qingyuan suddenly felt that the palm of his right hand became as stiff as a puppet. I can't lift it up or press it down. It seems to have gotten out of its grasp.

The countdown does not depend on anyone's will. It is still slowly changing, and the voices of the people are becoming more and more frenzied.

Wang Hao watched as the countdown narrowed more and more, from ten to nine, then to six, five, four, and finally to one.

When it reaches zero, it is the time when the fleet sets sail.

Wang Hao closed his eyes in despair. In that moment, his mind flashed back to the scenes he had seen when he had just entered the Nimbus ship.

The corpses that strewn all over the place, the lives that have been lost in pain and despair. A crew member who had appeared in the video footage seemed to be resurrected at this moment, and began to hover in Wang Hao's mind, and kept saying something.

At first, Wang Hao couldn't hear clearly, but after listening to it for a while, the voice became clear.

"Why? Why? ”

The countless whys gathered together made Wang Hao's heart as heavy as being pressed on a thousand catties of boulders, making it difficult for him to even breathe.

I don't know if it's an illusion or what, Wang Hao feels that time has become extremely slow, and in the time when he closed his eyes, it seems that tens of millions of years have passed. But the order to set sail, which should have been heard, never appeared. And the cheers of frenzy and excitement faded away.

When Wang Hao opened his eyes, he saw that the Führer's smile was still calm, and his palm was still pressed on the button, but he didn't press it for a long time.

Silence has returned to the venue. Everyone looked at the Führer in the center of the stage in confusion, wondering why the Führer had been so slow to press the button.

Under the gaze of countless eyes, the Führer suddenly and slowly withdrew his palm.

"I'm sorry, my colleague told me that something unexpected happened. We will not be able to set sail until we have a detailed report. ”